piekeren
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Malay pikir, fikir (“to discuss, to reflect upon”), from Arabic فِكْر (fikr, “thought, idea, opinion; consideration, reflection”), related to فَكَرَ (fakara, “to think, to ponder over; to reflect, to consider”) and to فَكَّرَ (fakkara, “to think, to ponder over; to reflect, to consider”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
editpiekeren
- (intransitive) to worry, to mull
Inflection
edit| Conjugation of piekeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | piekeren | |||
| past singular | piekerde | |||
| past participle | gepiekerd | |||
| infinitive | piekeren | |||
| gerund | piekeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | pieker | piekerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | piekert, pieker2 | piekerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | piekert | piekerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | piekert | piekerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | piekert | piekerde | ||
| plural | piekeren | piekerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | piekere | piekerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | piekeren | piekerden | ||
| imperative sing. | pieker | |||
| imperative plur.1 | piekert | |||
| participles | piekerend | gepiekerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||